How Much Does Love Really Hurt? A Meta-Analysis of the Association Between Romantic Relationship Quality, Breakups and Mental Health Outcomes in Adolescents and Young Adults

Q3 Psychology

Journal of Relationships Research Pub Date : 2017-02-07 DOI:10.1017/jrr.2017.6

A. Mirsu-Paun, Jason A. Oliver

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Abstract

A meta-analysis of 20 manuscripts reporting on 21 unique studies (N = 19,623) was conducted to investigate the magnitude of the association between adolescent romantic relationship quality (RRQ), romantic relationship breakups (RRB) and mental health outcomes (i.e., depression, suicide ideation, deliberate self-harm, and suicide attempt). Potential moderators of these relationships were also explored. The sample included U.S. and non-U.S. adolescents (13–17 years old), and young adults (18–29 years old). Results indicated statistically significant but modest relationships between both RRQ and RRB and mental health, with the first showing a stronger association. There was some evidence suggesting this relationship may be stronger for women, but no evidence it differed as a function of nationality or age. Additional research is needed to address the distinction between clinical and non-clinical populations on specific outcomes and to further explore the role of mental health outcomes as related to romantic relationship quality and breakups. Implications for practice include the need for (a) services to individuals emotionally affected by romantic relationships, (b) relationship quality psycho-education, and (c) screenings of individuals at risk due to low romantic relationship quality or recent relationship breakup.

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爱真的伤害了多少？青少年恋爱关系质量、分手与心理健康结果关系的Meta分析

对20篇报道21项独特研究（N=19623）的手稿进行了荟萃分析，以调查青少年恋爱关系质量（RRQ）、恋爱关系破裂（RRB）与心理健康结果（即抑郁、自杀意念、蓄意自残和自杀未遂）之间的关联程度。还探讨了这些关系的潜在调节因素。样本包括美国和非美国青少年（13-17岁）以及年轻人（18-29岁）。结果表明，RRQ和RRB与心理健康之间存在统计学上显著但适度的关系，其中第一个表现出更强的相关性。有一些证据表明，这种关系对女性来说可能更牢固，但没有证据表明，它与国籍或年龄有关。需要更多的研究来解决临床和非临床人群在特定结果上的区别，并进一步探索心理健康结果在恋爱关系质量和分手方面的作用。对实践的影响包括需要（a）为受浪漫关系情感影响的个人提供服务，（b）关系质量的心理教育，以及（c）对因浪漫关系质量低或最近关系破裂而面临风险的个人进行筛查。

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期刊介绍： This innovative journal provides researchers and practitioners with access to quality, interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed articles covering the entire range of fields associated with personal, intimate, organizational and family, and social relationships, development, training and analysis of human relationship skills across the life-span. Originally an initiative of the Psychology of Relationships Interest Group of the Australian Psychological Society, the journal became independent within its first year with the intention of publishing papers from the full array of researchers of relationship. The journal features an experienced and eclectic international Editorial Board and is international in its reach. There is a special emphasis on contributions from Asia, including the subcontinent and Pacific regions but the journal welcomes papers from all other parts of the world.